Leadership in the 21st Century

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for executives, managers, and leaders who want to build thriving, purpose-driven organizational cultures. Ideal for those seeking to enhance employee engagement, foster creativity, and drive meaningful change, this program equips participants with the tools and insights to lead effectively in today’s diverse and dynamic workplace. Those who may benefit include:

• Executives and leaders seeking to build positive, productive, and responsive organizational cultures
• Managers looking to enhance employee engagement and foster creativity within teams
• Professionals aiming to understand and adapt to diverse workplace attitudes, dynamics, and work styles
• Leaders interested in cultivating originality and identifying the roles of “givers,” “takers,” and “matchers” in their organizations
• Individuals aspiring to lead with purpose and align team efforts with organizational goals
• Change-makers focused on driving organizational culture transformation and achieving sustainable success
• Professionals eager to apply cutting-edge research to real-life workplace challenges and opportunities
• Visionary leaders who want to propel their organizations into the future through purpose-driven strategies

Group Enrollment

To further leverage the value and impact of this program, we encourage companies to send cross-functional teams of executives to Wharton. We offer group-enrollment benefits to companies sending four or more participants.

Faculty

Sigal Barsade, PhDSee Faculty Bio

Joseph Frank Bernstein Professor; Professor of Management, The Wharton School

Research Interests: Organizational culture, emotional intelligence, unconscious bias, organizational change, teamwork and leadership

Adam Grant, PhDSee Faculty Bio

The Saul P. Steinberg Professor of Management, The Wharton School; Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania

Research Interests: Work motivation, helping and giving behaviors, job design and meaningful work, leadership

Katherine Klein, PhDSee Faculty Bio

Edward H. Bowman Professor; Professor of Management; Vice Dean and Director, Wharton Social Impact Initiative, The Wharton School

Research Interests: Innovation and technology implementation, leadership, diversity, teams, and social networks

Nancy Rothbard, PhDSee Faculty Bio

Deputy Dean; David Pottruck Professor; Professor of Management, The Wharton School

Research Interests: Emotion and identity, work motivation and engagement, work-life and career development